Data Carriage Services

Data carriage services facilitate the transmission of data over a dedicated communication network to connect geographically diverse locations. Secured government information is carried across a nation-wide network using service providers from the Internet Based Network Connection (IBNC) panel.

The MCN started as a secure voice and fax network in 1987. Primarily developed to support the Ministerial Wing in Parliament House, the data carriage service has since developed into a national network supporting over 140 sites across Australia.

How can data carriage help you?
GNS data carriage

The GNS data carriage service allows agencies to administer their own network routing and data integrity. GNS provides an UNCLASSIFIED data carriage service with features including:

a metropolitan area network (MAN) connecting government offices around the ACT;

a wide area network (WAN) providing connectivity from Canberra to a number of selected interstate sites;

access speeds across the WAN vary depending on client requirements;

provision of an unsecured link allowing entities to:

manage their own data encryption;

establish routing connectivity between sites; and

use their preferred IP addressing schema.

Additional services and/or link and network redundancy may be provisioned at the request of the entity.

Telecommunication services provided by GNS are in accordance with procurement requirements under the Internet Based Network Connection (IBNC) Services Panel as part of the framework for the Australian Government Telecommunications Arrangements.